Koenic Springs?

Hi guys, im a bit uneasy with the state of my suspension as it is extremely low and quite uncomfortable on bumpy roads. the springs and shocks still look stock so i have a suspician that the springs were either compressed or cut.

I hear koenic springs are quite good and they're affordable, my friend has a set on his car with shortened shocks and its quite comfy and handles very well.

Has anyone else had koenic springs? and will a 40mm mess with my camber and how low can i go without being impracticle as my camber is very negative at the moment.

Thanks

New KYB shocks with tein lowering springs work very well. No idea about the konis.

Coilovers with right springs are not to bad but not as soft as normal shocks.

Hi Rat, but howmuch would such a setup cost? and how low would you recommend for daily drive street. want something sporty and nice looking but hate how it feels now to hit a pothole. Also budget is pretty low so dont need the best just decent

Best bang for buck is coilovers R8000. Setup with a 6-4kg springs and some time spent adjusting them. I used them daily.

Lowering Springs are about R3900 and shocks anywhere from R5000 depends where and what you get

If anyone knows where you can get shocks for the S13 please say.

KYB Excel-G are the OEM equipment/replacement. They were R700 each for rear and R1000 each for fronts when I was looking a few years ago.

Then you get KYB AGX which are supposed to be adjustable/suitable for lowering srpings. No idea on price since I have coilovers now and don't care.

40mm drop springs will make your car very low, in my opinion impractical for SA roads - but that's my opinion. Also they will go over the available adjustment of the stock suspension arms. They will also mess with your roll centres and cause your car to handle worse.

There is a VERY good reason why Tein call their S.Tech springs "dress-up master" 😉

My personal opinion, if you cannot afford coilovers - have a set of custom springs made.

I have not found koenic springs locally here is SA for s13. You can only get H n R 30mm springs aroung 3k. I have bought budget springs for R1800 of ebay with has a 45mm drop which is good enough for my daily with 17s and 225/45 proflie tyres

Coilovers are very good when they are damper adjustable and you can select the spring rate which BC offers. The V1 series is nice and affordable at R 8,100.00 and has all the adjustability you want, and if you choose not to have the top camber plates they are R 7,400.00 for a full set.

A few guys run BC's (including myself) and they are very good, give me a shout if you want more info or want to order a set.
info@kaihatsu.co.za

Try Masterparts 021 957 5757

When going coilovers ensure that you buy something that you can adjust the dampening, otherwise your wasting your money

I have just ordered a set of TEIN basic coilovers through Jerry at Importparts and should get them on Monday. They apparently are adjustable for everything for normal street use, so they should be fine for me. I will use them next weekend and let you know how they are.

Price?

R 10 995.00. Eina.

These? > http://www.tein.com/products/basic.html

Looks like they have no damper adjust and height is set on spring load.

Yip. All nice and green! I will only use the car for street, so should be ok.

For street dampner settings are a must....you are gonna need kidney belt if it doesnt have. Will be way too hard for daily, maybe ok for a weekend toy.

You'll be fine harleyzx1400.

If they are not adjustable, that means that your damping rates will be matched to the spring rate and be suitable for the application - so it will be good right out the box. It's described as a street and freeway coilover kit, so shouldn't be too uncomfortable.

Although I wouldn't try to lower the car too much with them since it will preload your springs a lot and may cause the damper to work outside if it's designed range. But I'm sure the instructions will have the necessary info and guidelines.

OK, they are in, the wheel alignment has been done and it is looooow. A bit too low, cause we have a problem getting into the garage!! A strange thing. I did the adjustments before I put them in, and the drivers side rear is about 10mm lower then the other side. Both fronts are correct as per the specs in the instructions that came with the coilovers. I have lifted the spring with the adjuster, but just find that a bit weird. Anyway, looks deadly, and the ride is about the same as my 330I which had the BMW sportpack. Not too hard, but the bounce is there. Worth it.Cheers.

They coming. Took some before and after ones. Went for a long ride yesterday, and the arches touch on a serious bump, but still ok. Will post pics tomorrow which I took yesterday.